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Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD

Accepting New Patients

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Arizona College of Medicine

1230 S. Cherrybell Stravenue
Tucson, AZ 85713

(520) 670-3909

Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine. Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD is affiliated with El Rio Health.

Office Locations

El Rio Health

1230 S. Cherrybell Stravenue
Tucson, AZ 85713

(520) 670-3909

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In The News

“DR. EDWARD SCHWAGER, Tucson, is a family practitioner and medical director of Carondolet Medical Group, a health-care group with about 50 primary-care providers.”—"The BOMEX Files", Phoenix New Times, May 1998

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	42
doctor visit	430
lab tests	42
preventive care	60
vaccines	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	13
doctor visit	406
lab tests	13
preventive care	57
vaccines	57

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	31
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
diabetes management	13
doctor visit	523
injections	20
lab tests	36
preventive care	81
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
vaccines	81

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	38
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2014

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2015 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	414
preventive care	108
vaccines	108

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	557
injections	17
lab tests	12
preventive care	167
vaccines	167

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	32
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	25
doctor visit	425
preventive care	27
vaccines	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	125
diabetes management	23
lab tests	242
preventive care	68
thyroid function tests	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	75
diabetes management	23
lab tests	151
preventive care	56
thyroid function tests	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	44
lab tests	65
preventive care	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2021 were lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	63
preventive care	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2022 were lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	48
preventive care	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2022

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ during 2023 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	20
lab tests	141
preventive care	47
thyroid function tests	21

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD in 2023

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tucson, AZ were vaccines, lab tests, blood draw and preventive care.

aspiration	18
blood draw	67
diabetes management	22
doctor visit	459
injections	18
lab tests	81
preventive care	59
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
thyroid function tests	20
vaccines	83

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD.

**Gender**
Female	61
Male	49

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	82
Hispanic	3
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	8
75 to 84	36
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine. He has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

El Rio Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.42 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Tucson, AZ.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Edward J. Schwager, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$204 TESTIM $104	STENDRA $100
Neuronetics, Inc.	$124 NeuroStar TMS Therapy $124
Pfizer Inc.	$114 $114
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$88 FARXIGA $88
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$32 QNASL $32

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$543
Education	$19

Biography

Dr. Edward Schwager is a physician who specializes in family medicine and geriatrics (elderly care). He is professionally affiliated with El Rio Health. El Rio Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Schwager is a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Medicine.